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Burundi’s president says gay people should be stoned
The Hill via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBurundi’s president said gay people should be stoned, amid a larger crackdown on the LGBTQ community in the East African country. “If you want to attract...
Burundi switches prime minister after president warns of coup plot
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBurundi's parliament on Wednesday swore in a new prime minister a week after President Evariste...
Burundi closes its border with Rwanda and deports Rwandans, accusing the country of backing rebels
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoBurundi's internal affairs minister on Thursday announced the country was suspending diplomatic ties with Rwanda, closing their border and deporting Rwandan citizens, claiming it was a response ...
Burundi's president claims Rwanda is backing rebels fighting against his country
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBurundi’s president on Friday accused Rwanda of funding and training rebels behind an attack last week on the village of Gatumba, close to Burundi’s border with Congo, that killed at least 20 ...
Against a backdrop of rebel attacks and border closures, Rwanda and Burundi trade accusations
Associated Press via AOL· 5 months agoRwandan authorities accused Burundi's leader of making “incendiary allegations aimed at inciting...
Rights group raise alarm after Burundi walkout from UN review
Reuters via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCivil society groups on Tuesday decried Burundi's decision to walk out of a review of its human rights record and voiced concerns about a perceived slide in countries' cooperation with U.N. ...
Burundi shuts border with Rwanda amid spat
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe Rwandan government on Thursday said Burundi had decided to shut its border with the East African nation, weeks after the Burundian president accused it of hosting a rebel group. Burundi's ...
Gunmen kill at least 20 people in western Burundi -govt
Reuters via Yahoo News· 6 months agoGunmen killed at least 20 people and wounded nine others near Burundi's western border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government told reporters on Saturday, in an attack claimed ...
‘Dwarf’-like forest creature found inside hotel in Burundi turns out to be new species
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 9 months agoInside an urban hotel in Burundi, a “dwarf”-like forest creature went about its day. The scaly...
EU lifts sanctions on three Burundian officials including PM
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe European Union said on Tuesday it had lifted sanctions on three officials from Burundi,...